Private Messages - default settings?

Poll: What should the forum's default "incoming PMs" setting be, for new users? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Enable by default - members would have to explicitly disable PMs	71.43%	15	71.43%
Disable by default - members would have to explicitly enable PMs	28.57%	6	28.57%
Total		21 vote(s)	100%

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Private Messages - default settings?

jlp
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02-12-2018, 10:32 AM

When the forum was first setup, 3.5 years ago, the default setting for new users was "incoming PMs enabled".
There was some lively discussion at that time, and the majority opinion was to disable this setting by default, the reasoning being that members did not want to receive unsolicited PMs.

It is time to revisit the issue, and see how the members think that the default should be set. This has come about because of new members sending PMs that cannot be replied to, because their incoming PMs are disabled.

There are good reasons for both ... how do you feel?

James Parry
Project Lead

Messages In This Thread

Private Messages - default settings? - by jlp - 02-12-2018, 10:32 AM

RE: Private Messages - default settings? - by sv3tli0 - 02-12-2018, 02:03 PM

RE: Private Messages - default settings? - by InsiteFX - 02-13-2018, 04:17 AM

RE: Private Messages - default settings? - by rolly - 02-26-2018, 06:30 AM

RE: Private Messages - default settings? - by ciadmin - 02-27-2018, 02:32 AM

RE: Private Messages - default settings? - by emmawatson8855 - 07-19-2018, 12:49 AM

RE: Private Messages - default settings? - by NicholasCooper - 06-09-2019, 11:42 AM